One person suffers life-threatening injuries after car crashes into power pole in Hamilton

A concrete power pole was snapped in half after a car ploughed into it this evening. Photo / Belinda Feek

A person has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries, after a car collided with a power pole.

The crash happened just after 6pm in Hamilton, on the corner of Killarney Rd and Allen St.

Power lines were downed from the force of impact, and damage to the power pole.

Police, fire and ambulance were all soon on the scene.

Fire Service workers cut the patient out of the severely damaged car.

The person was then assessed as being in a critical condition, and rushed to hospital by ambulance.

The police serious crash unit is investigating, and diversions are in place around the crash site.

It's believed only a single vehicle and single person were involved.

WEL Networks crew members were at the scene, cutting power lines in order to lift the pole and allow the vehicle to be removed.